LOUISVILLE, KY (July 15, 2014) – Charah®, Inc., a total solutions company providing unparalleled service and innovation for the coal-fired electric utility industry, has received three additional prestigious awards from the North Carolina Department of Labor (NCDOL) for an outstanding record of employee safety. This is the third year in a row that Charah has been recognized by NCDOL for its safety record.
In June 2014, Charah was recognized for its safety record for its ash processing, landfill operations and landfill management project at Duke Energy’s Allen Steam Station in Gaston County, North Carolina and for its similar operations at Duke’s Marshall Steam Station in Catawba County, North Carolina. An additional award was given to Charah’s engineered fill project at the Greater Asheville Regional Airport, in conjunction with Duke’s Asheville Power Plant. All three sites received a Gold-level Certificate of Safety Achievement, the state’s highest safety award, in recognition of Charah’s outstanding safety and health efforts and the promotion of safe working conditions in 2013. Awards were presented by North Carolina Commissioner of Labor Cherie Berry. This is the second consecutive year that Charah’s Asheville and Marshall operations have achieved this milestone.
Earlier this year in April, two other Charah landfill construction, operations and management projects, located at Duke Energy’s Cliffside Steam Station in Shelby, North Carolina and at Duke Energy’s Roxboro Steam Plant in Roxboro, North Carolina, also received a Gold-level Certificate of Safety Achievement for outstanding safety and health efforts and the promotion of safe working conditions in 2013. This is the third consecutive year that Charah’s Roxboro operations have achieved this milestone.
This annual awards program, run by the NCDOL, recognizes companies that strive to excel in safety. Each year the state awards more than 1,500 certificates to companies around the state. In order to qualify for the Gold award, each company must have ten or more full time employees, must have had no lost time accidents and also must have achieved incident rates 50% below their SIC code.
“We are honored to receive these additional awards from the North Carolina Department of Labor in recognition of our commitment to safety,” said Charles Price, President and CEO of Charah. “Safety is our foremost priority and we are always exploring new ways to improve our worksites and our employees’ attention to safety. Congratulations to all five sites on receiving these important NCDOL awards.”
About Charah, Inc.
Founded in 1987, Charah®, Inc. is a total solutions company providing unparalleled service and innovation. Based in Louisville, KY, Charah today is one of the largest providers of coal combustion product management and power plant support services for the coal-fired electric utility industry. Charah assists utilities with all aspects of managing and recycling ash byproducts generated from the combustion of coal in the production of electricity. Services include landfill construction, operations, management & closure; fly ash, bottom ash, Gypsum & FGD byproduct management; coal combustion product (CCP) sales & marketing; innovative products for the agricultural market; power plant support services including limestone supply, gypsum operations & wastewater treatment; ash pond conversion & closure; wet to dry fly ash conveyance and collection system conversion; ash pond management; Integrated Gasification Combine Cycle (IGCC) slag beneficiation and other innovative solutions. For more information, please visit www.charah.com.
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